Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [adv prt] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I cut down a big tree , and then began to make a long hole in it . |
| 2 | So I cut out a straight section of wire coat hanger , heated one end until it was cherry red , hammered it flat , then , when it cooled , filed the edges smooth and drilled a small hole in it . |
| 3 | I put on a tremendous act . |
| 4 | Although she is now slim , Liz confesses to a terrible struggle with her weight , which makes peasant-style clothes , such as Monsoon 's glorious Tibetan embroidered skirt ( see page 16 ) particularly good for her : ‘ I put on a great deal of weight after the twins were born , and when I started diving , it became very obvious because fat floats , so you have to balance your weight with extra diving weights . |
| 5 | yeah , so anyway erm , he bought the car in to tell me that , garage down here , five hundred and forty eight pound labour right and that was put on another wing , save repairing the wing , put a new on , so what I did with mine is , I put on a new wing , right , and reduced the labour by sixty five quid to four hundred and five , I make plenty on the parts |
| 6 | I put on a clean collar and go along , happy just to observe . |
| 7 | ‘ I put on a light foundation and , using earthy browns , subtly highlighted Fiona 's eyes and shaded in her lips with an amber-coloured lipstick . ’ |
| 8 | I walk into a dance rehearsal as a well-adjusted 44-year-old woman holding on to my valiums and the hope that I 'm growing old gracefully , and I walk out a 19-year-old hooligan with purple hair extensions , leopard-skin cycling shorts , black lip-gloss and the word ‘ menopause ’ blocked out of my consciousness . |
| 9 | I let out a terrified scream and scuttled down the stairs . |
| 10 | I set up a great screaming to attract his attention . |
| 11 | So I set up a little deception plan , charged my credit cards to the limit and smuggled Mary-Claude and the children out to Europe . |
| 12 | ‘ Victor and I go back a long way . |
| 13 | Ali and I go back a long way . |
| 14 | Yes , Nicole and I go back a long way , and yes , you could say that we 're involved on more than just a superficial level . |
| 15 | Down here there is a metre of snow on the windward side of the lavvu , and I fall over a small rucsac that had disappeared . |
| 16 | When you pick up a round stone now , walk to the dinosaur 's back and you 'll automatically go up and put a piece of roof on . |
| 17 | Whenever you pick up a heavy load , bend both legs . |
| 18 | What tends to happen is you pick up a large mutation and then you modify it further , further modifying selection . |
| 19 | But you , you lose out a little bit on the atmosphere . |
| 20 | You bring out a new menu and they say , ‘ Is that all ? |
| 21 | Once you build up a regular routine you will want to get outside whatever the weather is doing . |
| 22 | You build up a frightening picture of an immensely long , empty passage of time , only to cancel it out with your last breath , leaving your audience thoroughly confused , but clinging to the idea that eternity is ‘ like ’ a great length of time . ’ |
| 23 | And notwithstanding the invariable belief of these coaches that their own programme-of-the-moment is writ large on a tablet just descended from Heaven , there are no absolutes about which kind of exercises are best to get you fit over a short period of time . |
| 24 | You walk along a narrow balcony over-looking a courtyard , much in the style of a British council estate , although in good repair . |
| 25 | It 's different if you 're paid to come here to give a talk and you put up a poor show but if you 've volunteered then er I think er you know you you really ought to have a different approach to . |
| 26 | You put on a good front , and appear to others as an outgoing person . |
| 27 | when you want to put in highlights at the end of your painting , the paint will tend to sink in each time you put on a pale colour if the paper is still damp . |
| 28 | ‘ When you put on a magic show for the people up there . ’ |
| 29 | When they do n't come off , you run up a big score . ’ |
| 30 | You ca n't wait to buy a copy and read some intriguing article you glimpse over a strap-hanging shoulder . |